Attaching Battery Backup Systems To Your Computer

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February 2, 2010

It was a busy day for Margaret. She worked at home and had just spent all day working on a project for her new (and loaded) client, when all of a sudden her power cut out just as she was about to finish up! She thought she had saved the large file, containing hours of work, and she did — but it had been hours since her last saving, causing her to lose half a day’s worth of work in only a matter of seconds. There didn’t seem to be any clouds brewing in the sky, so she couldn’t figure out what had happened to make her power go out There are many things that could have caused the power to cut out, and without battery backup systems attached to your computer you are at risk of losing all of your work one day too.

For most of us, a power outage is not a huge deal. A video game can be played again. A phone conversation can continue later, or, be made on a cell phone. The refrigerator without power is only a big deal if the outage continues for more than a day or so. But your data is the most significant loss you could face if you lose power suddenly. Data is instantly wiped from existence if it’s not saved. Adding the security of battery backup systems to your computer or network is paramount in the workplace. In Margaret’s case, that workplace was her home — and she didn’t even think about electrical surges being a problem there!

Electrical surges can happen at any time, and instantly overburden one or many circuits in your home. The United States uses an oscillating current that generally is carried at around 120 volts. However, the power lines going down the road actually have a much higher voltage than that. A quick accident at the grid could cause the power to either go up or down, either of which can over or under-burden your electronics. Other types of surges are much smaller and do no immediate harm; over time these repeated tiny surges eat away at your hardware and can eventually lead to your PC malfunctioning.

Having a surge protector is an excellent barrier against these surges. But surge protects can not do anything for your data. Because when the power goes out, or a breaker trips, and your PC shuts down — guess where your work goes. It dissolves. A battery backup system works much different from a surge protector because it is literally a battery that can keep you computer up for a short period of time after the power has gone out, which ensures that your data is safe from that type of wipe.

The amount of time that they stay on is enough to allow you to save what you are doing, and some can last for hours. Some systems have longer battery time than others. A personal computer uses a lot of energy, however, so be sure to install the included software that came with the system. This software will be able to tell you how much battery time you have left, and on some models, will automatically save any open applications for you.

Margaret had to work late into the night to finish her work, that she had actually already completed earlier in the day. “Think of all the free time I could have had, if I had only taken the time to research battery backup systems and choose the right one for my needs.” She said.

Electricity can go out at the most inconvenient times sometimes. setting up battery backup systems can save you the worry and the headache of losing your work in case of a power outage.

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